Hey guys I’m currently in 12th grade, studying in India. I’m gonna send me applications very soon so I’m very very nervous. Could you guys tell me how much of a chance you think I’ve got in applying to UIUC and Purdue CS?
9th: 9.0 CGPA
10th: 10.0 CGPA
11th: 8.4 CGPA
12th(mid terms): 9.2 CGPA
SAT 1: 1920
ACT: 33
SAT 2: 800Chem 800Physics 900Maths2
ECs:
-State level swimmer,
-football team captain,
-great record in MUNs, even organized one in my school and acted as Secretary General (my school is extremely academically oriented, and very difficult examinations),
-won battle of bands twice,
-have collected and donated large sums of money, as well as clothing to poor children living in villages near my city,
-qualified to Google Code Jam 3rd round twice,
-qualified to Facebook Hacker Cup 3rd round,
-qualified Zonal Computing Olympiad (couldn’t appear for INOI),
-ranked 5th in a coding competition organized by BITS Pilani(one of the prestigious institutes of India),
-been invited to IIT Bombay, several colleges in Delhi Universities for higher rounds of coding competitions and technology fests,
-developed an app which is up on the Play Store for Android.
Essay: As you can tell by my ECs, I am very very very fond of Computer science and want to pursue a career in research. I think I’ve conveyed that in my essays quite well.
Thank you!
